• Two senators begin discussions on “transforming” Medicare reimbursements to physicians; reductions in spending growth.

On Wednesday, the chairman of the panel, Senator Max Baucus, Democrat of Montana, and the senior Republican, Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, unveiled a set of detailed recommendations intended to slow the growth of Medicare, hold doctors and hospitals more accountable, and improve the care of patients with chronic illnesses. Mr. Baucus said the changes in Medicare could be an engine driving a “transformation of the health care delivery system.” After a six-hour meeting to discuss the proposals with members of both parties, Mr. Grassley said, “I did not find a lot of dissension.”

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